Your #1 favorite thing about Serenade of the Seas

[waterbugohio]

OK, have to agree with some of the others here. First off the people we met the two years we did the Serenade are what made this a wonderful time. Would love to cruise with them again in the future.

 

Loved the Schooner bar and the piano player and the hump balconies are great.

 

Also agree on the service and staff being great. Just miss Sam coming around with my afterdinner drink.

[tjdj]

This is killing me. Two weeks and I'm on the ship!

 

We'll be with you on this cruise! The waiting is killing me! lol

[ahawco]

I love this thread! I will be on my first cruise on the Serenade in August and I am so happy to hear that we chose a good one!

 

Keep the favs coming, I am making a list! ;)

 

 

We are sailing in August too. I agree, keep them coming!! This is a great thread!

[flcruzer03]

We will be on the Serenade for the first time in Oct. really looking forward to seeing this ship & the new ports of call!

[KY Deb]

Portofino AND Chops, Schooner Bar, the COWS!!!

The fact that the WJ has a great outdoor seating at the aft of the ship.

Where are the COWS!! We are sailing with a group from a dairy assn. and don't want to miss them.

[i'llbesea-ingyou]

Where are the COWS!! We are sailing with a group from a dairy assn. and don't want to miss them.

 

Anyone have any good cow pics?

[Nadyaalzate]

We'll be with you on this cruise! The waiting is killing me! lol

 

 

We'll be there too! The wait is AGONIZING!

By the way, what exactly IS the Solarium?

[LMZinSC]

We'll be there too! The wait is AGONIZING!

By the way, what exactly IS the Solarium?

Solarium is the "indoor" pool area.

 

My favorite thing about Serenade is that it is a RCCL ship taking me on a cruise somewhere, anywhere.

 

Oh, and the cows.;)

[cravecruising]

Anyone have any good cow pics?

 

 

Here are a couple of pictures of the cows that I took on our recent Serenade cruise.

[printingchick]

What a great post. Like others have said, it's impossible to choose just one thing. In no particular order, my top 10 include:

1. Being able to eat OUTSIDE at the Windjammer. It is so nice to watch the ship docking at port while eating breakfast and drinking my coffee on the outdoor dining deck.
   
2. All the public activities are more intimate. The Quest game is played with small teams of six people. Passengers dance with the "Village People" at the 70s party, rather than just watching them on the balcony above the Promenade. It's a more "friendly" ship.
   
3. The glass elevators.
   
4. The solarium.
   
5. The really excellent service.
   
6. Very few children. (Don't get me wrong, I'm a mom and I've taken my kids on cruises. But I'm older now and my kids are grown. I prefer the more adult passenger base on Serenade.)
   
7. Of course, the itineraries. It's why I chose the ship to begin with. I've already booked another cruise on Serenade for 2012!!
   
8. All the cool statues.
   
9. The Centrum.
   
10. The Vortex, which features glass all around. Views of the ocean, even from the night club. Amazing!
    

[smacksgirl11]

Whats not to like, the Serenade was beautiful!!!

[Shooraq]

The solarium and glass elevators were great. Just elegant.

 

(It doesn't hurt that this ship provided me with an awesome honeymoon to Alaska!!)

[WestCoastCat]

I loved this ship.

The solarium was awesome... and so was everything else.:D

[niecyd]

Great thread. Thanks for starting it (i'llbesea-ingyou). I've searched and read posts here and there about Serenade, but not continuously. So many positive comments about this ship. I cannot wait....I'm very excitied. Cruzers, keep this post going. :D

[cruiserone]

Thanks for all the advice!! This will be our first Royal Caribbean cruise in a few years so I had forgotten some of the things we love about this cruise line. Especially the Windjammer and eating outside as you pull into port!!

 

Thanks....

[tjdj]

We'll be there too! The wait is AGONIZING!

By the way, what exactly IS the Solarium?

 

 

Yes, indoor pool area, but for adults only (no one under 16). Vacation officially starts on the 11th! Can't wait!

 

Jyl

[i'llbesea-ingyou]

Great thread. Thanks for starting it (i'llbesea-ingyou). I've searched and read posts here and there about Serenade, but not continuously. So many positive comments about this ship. I cannot wait....I'm very excitied. Cruzers, keep this post going. :D

 

You got it! I am enjoying this so much too and like you, was looking for a good, continuous thread about positive things regarding the Serenade! Let's hope this keeps going. Thanks to all who have joined in so far!

[i'llbesea-ingyou]

Here are a couple of pictures of the cows that I took on our recent Serenade cruise.

 

Thank you so much for responding with those great pics crave!:D

[divingmedic]

I love this thread! I will be on my first cruise on the Serenade in August and I am so happy to hear that we chose a good one!

 

Keep the favs coming, I am making a list! ;)

What time frame in August? We are looking at booking the first week of August.

[divingmedic]

Do they have Texas Hold em at that casino?

[deb154]

Do they have Texas Hold em at that casino?

 

Just off last week and they had Texas Hold em.

 

Back to the topic of the thread - Love the Pool tables over in the Safari Lounge and love the lounge itself. It takes a bit of getting use to since the ship (and you) are moving but the table is self-leveling. Weird and cool all at the same time.

 

Also - the Schooner Bar area is awesome - best in all of the RCI ships we've been on.

 

Lastly, love that large guy at the pool getting ready to jump in! Everytime we were up there I had to take another look because I thought it was a real person!

[divingmedic]

Just off last week and they had Texas Hold em.

Thanks!!!!

[i'llbesea-ingyou]

Just off last week and they had Texas Hold em.

 

Back to the topic of the thread - Love the Pool tables over in the Safari Lounge and love the lounge itself. It takes a bit of getting use to since the ship (and you) are moving but the table is self-leveling. Weird and cool all at the same time.

 

Also - the Schooner Bar area is awesome - best in all of the RCI ships we've been on.

 

Lastly, love that large guy at the pool getting ready to jump in! Everytime we were up there I had to take another look because I thought it was a real person!

 

LOL! This was so funny! I saw that pic today (of the large guy at the pool area) on another site and really had to look closely because I thought it was a real person too. Also saw another one of a woman walking a dog on there. Too cute!

 

Question for you: About how big is the pool table area? Are there a good number of tables to play on? DH and I love to play pool and just wondering how crazy it gets in there. Also, thought I saw something about a virtual bowling alley type thing. Is that on Serenade too?

 

Thanks!:)

[CruisinRoxy]

Thanks for this awesome threat - I've been hemmin' and hawin' about what ship to book to Southern Carib for summer 2011 - pretty sure I made up my mind, now. Took Radiance to Alaska last summer and loved her, too!

[mookitty]

What time frame in August? We are looking at booking the first week of August.

 

We are booked for Aug 29 - Sept. 5. This week can't get here fast enough! :D